Most likely, both of us "win."

As well as accessibility to them for you to strategize and get answers to questions.There are several QIs like us right here on BP. 

It could very well be its all lost but seems like a big jump to conclusions by investors that basically did very high interest rate investing and expected  CD like performance..

If anyone has used a software they like that still posts on Zillow in the past 6 months please share! 

If she's willing, which it sounds like she is, your mother-in=law can get the line of credit with her property in her name and then you can just use the line. 

I track the principal as a Liability account in Xero, and whenever I add it to a report, it always shows the current balance, rather than the change over the chosen time period (like with expense accounts).  

It would be great to have something like that.  

Someone like him is a good resource for questions like this as he guides you through the transaction.

I was wondering if anyone has any experience developing or owning something like this.

We have a great deal of resources, especially in Georgia, Texas, and Florida when it comes to things like construction, development, etc.